Lloyd Expan Ds Offshore Adelaide based Lloyd Helicopters is increasing its fleet of helicopters used on charter work in Burma with the addition of a Bell 212, Jetranger and Longranger. The additions will increase the fleet used for onshore oil work to one Bell 212, three Jetrangers and three Longrangers. Lloyd also has an offshore
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Airspeed Oxford Commodore Norman Lee continues his series of articles on aircraft he flew during his service with the Fleet Air Arm. After we had completed the Wirraway phase we moved onto the Oxford. . . This was a twin-engined training aircraft built mainly of wood and which first flew in 937. It had been
On 1 August Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced its new airspace management proposal, a proposal which will radically overhaul the Australian airspace management system by replacing it with one based on the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) model. Although still labelled a proposal, the CAA has already decided to adopt the ICAO airspace classification, basically
••• And I Thought I Could Flyon Instruments There’s an old saying that truth is stranger than fiction. Well, some might think that’s stretching it a bit if you’re going to take it literally, but after what happened to me, I’d say it was an understatement. I was an unrestricted private pilot with over 100
The aerial defence of northern Australia was once again tested during exercise Pitch Black 90 conducted from Darwin and Tindal RAAF Bases from 23rd to 27th July. The exercise was preceded by a short ‘working up period’ with visiting forces and a week of DACT (dissimilar air combat) training was conducted after the end of